noun. One who operates an aircraft; a pilot.

noun. A flying-machine employing the principle of the aëroplane.

noun. One who directs the course of a flying-machine or who practises the art of flying or gliding through the air.

noun. An experimenter in aviation.

noun. A flying machine.

noun. The driver or pilot of an aircraft, especially of an airplane.

noun. An aircraft pilot. The use of the word may imply claims of superior airmanship, as in navy aviator vs. air force pilot.

noun. An experimenter in aviation.

noun. A flying machine.

noun. someone who operates an aircraft

"The term aviator (as opposed to "pilot" or other terms) was used more in the early days of aviation, before anyone had ever seen an airplane fly, and it had connotations of bravery and adventure."

skilled worker  skilled workman  trained worker  

Bennett  Blériot  Cochran  Doolittle  Earhart  

admiral  aeroplane  airman  anthropologist  astronaut  

aeronaut  airman  airwoman  aviatress  aviatrix